Serena Tucci
United StatesacademicFemale9.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Serena Tucci is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Yale University, known for her research in ancient DNA and its applications in understanding historical pathogens. She was the senior author of the study that analyzed the DNA of the Medici brothers, shedding light on the causes of their deaths and the evolution of malaria in Renaissance Italy.
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Serena Tucci is an assistant professor of anthropology at Yale University who led the research on the Medici brothers.
Yale researchers used ancient DNA to debunk Medici poisoning theoryFox News·United States· 2026-07-28
United States· 2026-07-28
Serena Tucci is a senior author and assistant professor at Yale who discussed the study's implications.
DNA antigo finalmente resolve mistério de assassinato do século XVIO Globo·
Brazil· 2026-07-18
Brazil· 2026-07-18
Senior author Serena Tucci highlighted the importance of ancient DNA in understanding historical diseases.
Ancient DNA from the Medici brothers in Florence confirms malaria killed them, but it also exposes an old parasite strain and ends the poison rumour |The Times of India·
India· 2026-07-01
India· 2026-07-01